Ween and Wilco...

i know some people who went to the DAR show, and apparently the show was quite good until some guy was getting his picture taken with the band sort of as a background, and jeff got pissed off…supposedly, the show was cut short on account of his damaged mood. needless to say, the guy may have got the picture, but probably didn't make any friends that night.

i hope so, dj ballsac…, i need the relief.

Wilco Tix
On sale on the Wilcoweb.com site.
Tuesday 5/4 at 10:00 a.m.
4 ticket limit
On sale on tickets.com Thursday 5/6

wonder what the price will be

Originally posted by challenged:
Wilco Tix
On sale on the Wilcoweb.com site.
Tuesday 5/4 at 10:00 a.m.
4 ticket limit
On sale on tickets.com Thursday 5/6

my bet is $35.00 or so…
bring your own painkillers with which to pelt Mr. Tweedy.

i went to the DAR show, and i think it was a bad mix. i am a bigger sonic youth fan, granted, but wilco was a bit of a downer after sy. not because they weren't good, just their songs are slower. i had a good time, not really complaining. kind of like the new one, that one really long song just ruins the flow.

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
not having wilco would make it much better.

What are you smoking? Find a band that can stand up to Wilco, just try.

Originally posted by streetspirit:
Find a band that can stand up to Wilco, just try.

Throw a rock and you'll hit one.

[sorry, balls, I couldn't resist…]

The show at the Chance in Poughkeepsie sold tickets for $25 each. How about using that as the business model, 9:30?

Originally posted by challenged:
my bet is $35.00 or so…
bring your own painkillers with which to pelt Mr. Tweedy.

The Chance is this dinky, pretty run down club 80 miles from a major city. Though I have very fond memories of Tommy Keene playing there, basically to me and my friends….it's decorated to look like a ship. Very funny place, like so many places in Poughkeepsie….

So the fact that is was only $25 to see them at a really small venue should translate to cheaper prices in a larger venue such ad 9:30 club.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
The Chance is this dinky, pretty run down club 80 miles from a major city. Though I have very fond memories of Tommy Keene playing there, basically to me and my friends….it's decorated to look like a ship. Very funny place, like so many places in Poughkeepsie….

Right, cause demand will be so much lower in DC, and operating costs are de minimis in comparison to Po-town.

Beer at a bar in Poughkeepsie is $2 too. Same concept.

I swear I don't know why folks complain about 9:30 prices. I think they're amazingly reasonable considering so many shows still go for $12, $15. The more expensive shows are usually at the behest of the artist.

Originally posted by My Balls Can DJ:
So the fact that is was only $25 to see them at a really small venue should translate to cheaper prices in a larger venue such ad 9:30 club.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
The Chance is this dinky, pretty run down club 80 miles from a major city. Though I have very fond memories of Tommy Keene playing there, basically to me and my friends….it's decorated to look like a ship. Very funny place, like so many places in Poughkeepsie….

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
Right, cause demand will be so much lower in DC, and operating costs are de minimis in comparison to Po-town.

Beer at a bar in Poughkeepsie is $2 too. Same concept.

I swear I don't know why folks complain about 9:30 prices. I think they're amazingly reasonable considering so many shows still go for $12, $15. The more expensive shows are usually at the behest of the artist.

Originally posted by My Balls Can DJ:
So the fact that is was only $25 to see them at a really small venue should translate to cheaper prices in a larger venue such ad 9:30 club.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
The Chance is this dinky, pretty run down club 80 miles from a major city. Though I have very fond memories of Tommy Keene playing there, basically to me and my friends….it's decorated to look like a ship. Very funny place, like so many places in Poughkeepsie….

I was going to reply, but I think you have it covered. Econ 101.

So it was Wilco that determined a $25 cover charge for the show in Poughkeepsie (which sold out rather quickly)? Can we expect tWilco to charge us $25 at the 9:30 Club?

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
Right, cause demand will be so much lower in DC, and operating costs are de minimis in comparison to Po-town.

Beer at a bar in Poughkeepsie is $2 too. Same concept.

I swear I don't know why folks complain about 9:30 prices. I think they're amazingly reasonable considering so many shows still go for $12, $15. The more expensive shows are usually at the behest of the artist.

Originally posted by My Balls Can DJ:
So the fact that is was only $25 to see them at a really small venue should translate to cheaper prices in a larger venue such ad 9:30 club.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
The Chance is this dinky, pretty run down club 80 miles from a major city. Though I have very fond memories of Tommy Keene playing there, basically to me and my friends….it's decorated to look like a ship. Very funny place, like so many places in Poughkeepsie….

We'll have to see what Wilco does. They do have tour managers as well, who may be aware that the band's "get" price in DC could be higher. We'll see.

How many times does Seth have to say that high prices are almost always driven by the artist? If I had pollard's patience and technology, I'd look up all those other threads.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
If I had pollard's patience and technology, I'd look up all those other threads.

technoly, not technology, technoly

If they have a "set" price they charge per show, ticket price should be determined my venue capacity. That is, the larger the venue, the lesser the cost.

If they have a varying rate they charge depending on show, that throws the first paragraph off.

Of course, I know I'm oversimplifying things. No need to go into a boring longwinded explanation.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
We'll have to see what Wilco does. They do have tour managers as well, who may be aware that the band's "get" price in DC could be higher. We'll see.

How many times does Seth have to say that high prices are almost always driven by the artist? If I had pollard's patience and technology, I'd look up all those other threads.

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:


How many times does Seth have to say that high prices are almost always driven by the artist?

high prices are almost always driven by the artist

Cost is officially $25 for Wilco according to the Wilcoworld page.

So there's actually two pre-sales going on tomorrow? Looks like there's a 9:30 Club pre-sale that goes through Tickets.com and there's also a pre-sale going on through Wilcoworld. Choices, choices… Any suggestion as to which would be best?

Do you mean which will have less traffic?

I have found when utilizing pre-sales via musictoday, the total cost of the ticket is face value, minus the hefty service fees (if there was one, it was definitely less than tickets.com by at least $3), and the ticket is will call only. Just make sure you are signed up and have the password ahead of time. Test the log in if you can. Musictoday sometimes has problems w/ their passwords, and sounds like time is of the essence for your purchase. :)